Augen Batou, D.O.
For Augen Batou, D.O., being a hospitalist enables him to serve himself by serving others. The son of a pharmacist, he has had a passion for medicine since he was young. He enjoys the challenge of developing a diagnosis — which many times is not so different from solving a mystery — and aims to treat every single patient with the highest standard of care, as if he or she were family.
Before City of Hope, Dr. Batou was as a hospitalist at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, California, and a physician advisor for Emanate Health. He served with the U.S. Air Force for nine years, first as a reservist and then on active duty, including a stint as staff internist at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. He achieved the rank of major and received the Meritorious Service Medal, among several honors. During his residency at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, he was recognized with the James L. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching Internal Medicine.
In his free time, Dr. Batou enjoys exercising, international travel, reading graphic novels and comic books, and playing video games and board games with friends. He intends to one day pick up a hobby making and repairing watches.
- 2008, Bachelor of Arts, Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- 2012, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
- 2023-present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California
- 2022-present, Physician Advisor, Emanate Health, West Covina, Califiornia
- 2018-2023, Hospitalist, Southern California Hospitalist Network, Emanate Health, West Covina, California
- 2015, Residency, Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- 2013, Internship, Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- 2021, Honor Your Caregiver Award, Emanate Health
- 2018, Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Air Force
- 2016, Company Grade Officer of the Month, 379th EMDG/EMDOS Al Udeid Medical Group
- 2012-2015, Air Force Achievement Medal, U.S. Air Force
- 2015, Above and Beyond Award, Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team Training Course, Camp Bullis,Texas
- 2015, James L. Leonard Award for Excellence in Teaching Internal Medicine, USUHS F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
- 2014-2015, COL. Frank Brewster Ambulatory Care Award, SAUSHEC Internal Medicine
- 2014, Second Place Clinical Vignette Poster, SAUSHEC Research Day
- 2009, Health Professions Scholarship, U.S. Air Force
- 2008-2017, American College of Physicians, Physician Member
- 2008-2012, American Osteopathic Association, Member
- 2008-2012, Los Angeles County Medical Association, Student Member
- Stewart IJ, Sosnov JA, Snow BD, Batou A, Howard JT, Janak JC, Bollinger M, Chung KK. Hypertension after injury among burned combat veterans: A retrospective cohort study. Burns. 2017 Mar;43(2):290-296